Chapter 1289 Auction
Half a month later.
Ryosuke Hase and Saburo Iguchi appeared at a zoo in Melbourne. They bought two tickets and started shopping leisurely.
Looking at the endless stream of tourists and the wild boars on both sides of the road, Saburo Iguchi asked Hase why the gunman set the auction location in such a crowded place. Wasn't the other party afraid of being exposed?
Hase Ryosuke glanced at him and replied calmly: "Iguchi-kun, do you know that the Italian mafia likes to raise pigs because pigs are omnivores and are easy to dispose of corpses."
Saburo Iguchi's heart trembled. As the leader of the germ force, he thought he was used to seeing life and death, but when his life was really in danger, this devil still felt guilty.
The two stopped talking and walked around the park several times before arriving at an iron gate. Several burly men searched Changgu and Jingguchi before getting out of the way.
"Arigado~"
Chang Gu and Jingguo bowed slightly and stepped into the courtyard behind the iron gate. At this time, there were several people in the courtyard, none other than Mu He and his men.
Hearing the arrival of someone, Mu Hyuk raised his head and looked, and his eyes met with Saburo Iguchi's. Both of them were slightly startled and quickly looked away.
Currently, the only forces interested in penicillin and capable of taking action against Australian pharmaceutical companies are Japan and Germany, so it is normal for the two sides to meet here.
If only one party is present, the bacterial strains and drug information will not be sold at a good price. However, as for the owner of the auction, Saburo Iguchi looked around the scene and saw no one else.
Muhe is more interested in the low-key Ryosuke Hase, who is likely to be a senior official of the Japanese intelligence agency. This identity deserves Abweir's attention.
Chang Gu noticed Mu Hye's behavior, bowed slightly as a greeting, and then walked to an open space to wait for the auction to start, without any intention of talking to the other party.
If Japan and Germany were allies before, then at this moment, the two countries are out-and-out rivals, with both penicillin as their target.
In silence, Japan and Germany each occupied a place, until a burst of laughter came from a distance, breaking the silence of the scene.
"Hahaha, Mr. Muhe, Mr. Chang Gu, welcome you both to take the time to come. Please forgive me for missing the welcome." Zuo Zhonggong said as he walked, followed by Gu Qi and a few spies.
He showed up without any disguise this time. After all, among the few people who came, the Germans had very little interaction with the military commander. Changgu was one of his own, and Iguchi
"Left! Heavy!" Hase Ryosuke gritted his teeth and spat out two words from his mouth, devoting his lifetime acting skills.
Saburo Iguchi's scalp suddenly went numb. He had heard the name Zuo Zhong countless times. He was the deputy director of the military command, a national intelligence expert, and extremely hostile to the empire. It was said that the destruction of the Beiyinhe base was the work of this person.
Now there were only two of them, but the military unified side had a large number of people. If Zuo Zhong attacked him, he didn't think Hase Ryosuke would be able to stop him.
Thinking about it, Jingguchi slowly retreated behind Chang Gu. He was betting that Zuo Zhong didn't know his identity. After all, the Kwantung Army's water supply unit was a secret organization and the outside world knew very little about it.
But Zuo Zhong's next words made Iguchi shudder, and at the same time, he understood why the generals of the Japanese intelligence agencies were regarded as their biggest enemies.
"Mr. Jingguchi, you should be in the bungalow area of Harbin, not Australia. Has the Kwantung Army Water Supply Force already established a branch in Australia?"
Zuo Zhong looked at Saburo Iguchi with a half-smile but not a smile, his words were full of ridicule and murderous intent. Gu Qi and the little agent next to him also had evil smiles on their faces, waiting for Zuo Zhong to give the order and capture Saburo Iguchi on the spot.
"Baga, I'm not. Don't talk nonsense. I don't know what the water supply force is."
Saburo Iguchi denied it. No one knew better than him what the water supply troops had done. If he fell into the hands of the military commander, even a quick death would be a luxury.
Hase Ryosuke secretly laughed in his heart, and stepped forward to stand between Zuo Zhong and Jingguchi: "Zuo Jun, if the two countries are at war, the envoy will come. Besides, we are your guests, so it is not appropriate for you to do this."
Hearing this, Iguchi Saburo felt relieved a little. No wonder everyone said that Hase Ryosuke was the Meng Changjun of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He was indeed a benevolent and righteous gentleman.
On the other side, Mu He also recognized Zuo Chong, who was a member of the Republic of China's military technical delegation when they visited Germany. Afterwards, he found out the other party's true identity after many inquiries.
Perhaps because the two countries were at war with each other, this sentence had an effect. Zuo Zhong chuckled and let Saburo Iguchi go, and talked about business with Mu He and Changgu.
"Mr. Hase, Mr. Muhe, I know your purpose of coming to Australia. To be honest, I don't like your approach very much.
If you want penicillin, you can sit down and have a good talk, but you actually want to steal the information. This is extremely unethical behavior! "
Zuo Zhong wielded a moral stick and accused Japan and Germany of despicable behavior of ignoring international patent laws. Hase Ryosuke and Mu Hyuk almost laughed in anger.
They were all spies, and things like patent law could only deceive ordinary people. The other party was just trying to raise the price by saying so much. Muhe directly interrupted Zuo Zhong's impassioned speech.
"Okay, Mr. Zuo, our time is precious. Please stop beating around the bush and tell us your conditions."
Zuo Zhong was not angry when his speech was interrupted. He clapped lightly and said with a smile: "Okay, please speak quickly. Mr. Muhe is indeed an intelligence talent valued by the head of state of your country. I will tell you straight." He paused for a moment. He raised a finger: "The latest model of penicillin strain and large-scale production process, including culture medium formula, there is only one condition, the one with the highest price will get it."
Mu He's eyes lit up, but he still suppressed his ecstasy and asked a sharp question, why Zuo Zhong did this.
Saburo Iguchi, who had just recovered from the fright, pricked up his ears. This was also something he couldn't figure out. Zuo Shige had always hated Japan, so why did he uncharacteristically want to make a deal with the empire this time.
The importance of penicillin to the war was self-evident. He didn't believe that Zuo Zhong didn't know that there was no reason for the other party to sell such important strategic materials to the empire.
Zuo Zhong asked the little agent to bring some stools, and he sat on one of them. He motioned to Mu He and others to do whatever they wanted, and then explained.
"You and I both know that even if this operation fails, you will still send people to steal information. I have no interest in playing this childish game of back and forth with you.
Moreover, penicillin is not a very advanced technology. Even if there is no data, your country will be able to produce it sooner or later. It just takes a long time.
In this case, why not make it simple, you give me a price that satisfies me, and I hand over the technical information, so that everyone will not use knives or guns again.
There is an old saying in the Republic of China that harmony brings wealth. Today I am talking to you as a businessman. If we meet again in the future, everyone will live and die according to their destiny. "
Saburo Iguchi and Muhe nodded. Since the role of penicillin was discovered, all countries have begun corresponding research, and Japan and Germany are no exception. However, due to technical and financial limitations, progress has been slow.
Therefore, if you can use money to buy key technologies and speed up the research and development of drugs, it is indeed a good deal, provided that Zuo Zhong is telling the truth.
As a Japanese who has lived in the Republic of China for a long time, Iguchi Saburo first believed Zuo Shige's explanation because this kind of thing happened more than once.
In the eyes of officials of the Republic of China, only their own and their family's interests were the most important.
As for the interests of the country, that is a slogan after making money. No one will take it seriously. It seems that left-centeredness is not immune.
Compared to the optimistic Jingguchi, Mu Hyuk was more cautious. He said how to determine the authenticity of the information. If the information was false, wouldn't they have to pay a lot of money in vain.
Zuo Zhong spread his hands and acted like a rogue: "Determining the authenticity is something you two have to consider. Please remember that I am the one who has the advantage now. You have no other choice but to agree. The battle half a month ago is proof of this. "
"you!."
Mu He was angry, but he couldn't really turn his back. He could only ask again about the bottom price and method of the auction, and then winked at Chang Gu and Jingguchi.
Only Germany and Japan participated in the auction. If they maintained a tacit understanding, the Republic of China people would not be able to raise the price.
Zuo Zhong saw Mu He's little moves clearly, but he didn't intend to point it out. It was just a bid-rigging, which could be easily solved, he added slowly.
"There is no reserve price in the auction. You two will write your bids on the slip of paper and hand it to me in five minutes. As a reminder, you only have one chance to bid."
After he finished speaking, the little agent came forward to give Mu Hyuk and Hase Ryosuke pens and papers. At the same time, an alarm clock was put aside, and the countdown had begun.
Mu He's face darkened. If they made a public bid, they could still cooperate with the Japanese to lower the price, but with this secret bidding transaction method, the two sides would inevitably start a competition.
Iguchi moved to the side vigilantly to prevent the Germans from hearing his conversation with Hase. With just one move, Zuo Zhong destroyed the tacit understanding between Japan and Germany.
"Mr. Hase, how much do you think the data and samples are worth?" On the Japanese side, Saburo Iguchi asked Hase Ryosuke in a low voice for his opinion.
Hase rubbed his chin and thought for a while. Without consulting Iguchi, he casually wrote a series of numbers on the paper, folded it and handed it to the military commander. Iguchi had no time to stop him.
"Baga, what are you doing?" Jingguchi became anxious, and shouted sharply regardless of the fact that the Germans and the Republic of China people were still present.
Hase waved his hands with a nonchalant expression: "Don't worry, Mr. Iguchi, we'll talk about it when we get back."
Mu He didn't care about the internal strife among the Japanese. After careful consideration, he wrote down the bid. The first process of the auction ended. Zuo Zhong collected the two notes and stood up.
"Everyone, we will still be here in three days, at the same time. I will announce the auction results and deliver the strains and information on the spot."
After notifying the next meeting time, he didn't give the Japanese and German sides a chance to object, and walked out. Mu He's face became even more ugly.
Although the other party insists on delaying something that can be confirmed now for three days, it seems that the next transaction will not go so smoothly.
(End of chapter)
